April 27, 2025
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Japan’s parliament re-elects PM Shigeru Ishiba despite bruising election result

Japan’s parliament re-elects PM Shigeru Ishiba despite bruising election result

Ishiba’s governing coalition lost majority and needs to find new partner or get consent from opposition to enact policy

Japan’s parliament re-elected the prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade.

Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) and its junior partner, Komeito, together lost their majority in the 465-seat lower house, the more powerful of Japan’s two-house parliament, in the 27 October election amid voter outrage over financial misconduct by his party and its lukewarm response.

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